{"id":184279,"date":"2026-04-03T08:58:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T08:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/184279\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T08:58:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T08:58:07","slug":"baseball-rallies-for-5-game-win-streak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/184279\/","title":{"rendered":"Baseball Rallies for 5-Game Win Streak"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"AThe Lafayette baseball team’s recent five-game win streak has them back in the Patriot League playoff hunt after a rough start to the season.Manhattan Today<\/p>\n

After starting the season 2-17, the Lafayette College baseball team caught fire this past week with a five-game win streak, sweeping Holy Cross in a three-game road series before picking up non-conference victories against Villanova University and Manhattan University.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/p>\n

The Leopards’ turnaround has them back in the Patriot League playoff hunt after a rough start to the season. The team’s resilience and ability to overcome early deficits has been a key factor in their recent success.<\/p>\n

The details<\/p>\n

In the series against Holy Cross, the Leopards rallied from early deficits in multiple games, including a five-run seventh inning to secure a 9-3 win on Friday. Freshman infielder Will Dobil had a standout series, earning Patriot League Rookie of the Week honors. The Leopards then defeated Villanova 11-1 and Manhattan 6-5 in walk-off fashion to extend their winning streak to five games.<\/p>\n

On April 3, the Leopards defeated Holy Cross 9-3 in the series opener.On April 4, the Leopards split a doubleheader with Holy Cross, winning 7-6 in the second game.On April 5, the Leopards completed the sweep of Holy Cross with a 13-9 victory.On April 7, the Leopards defeated Villanova 11-1.On April 8, the Leopards defeated Manhattan 6-5 in walk-off fashion.<\/p>\n

The players<\/p>\n

Liam Ebbs<\/p>\n

Sophomore first baseman for the Lafayette College baseball team.<\/p>\n

Jack Mislan<\/p>\n

Outfielder for the Lafayette College baseball team.<\/p>\n

Will Dobil<\/p>\n

Freshman infielder for the Lafayette College baseball team, who earned Patriot League Rookie of the Week honors.<\/p>\n

Boden Fernsler<\/p>\n

Sophomore infielder for the Lafayette College baseball team.<\/p>\n

Matt Colella<\/p>\n

Junior infielder for the Lafayette College baseball team.<\/p>\n

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\n What they\u2019re saying<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’ve been doing a really good job of picking each other up. Pitchers, defense, hitters.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Matt Colella, Junior infielder<\/p>\n

\u201cHe’s worked for everything he’s gotten. It’s really cool to see it pay off.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Matt Colella, Junior infielder<\/p>\n

\u201cIn those games, we never felt out of it. Pitchers kept us in it, and hitters found ways to get guys on base and execute.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Trace Florio, Senior left-handed pitcher<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were just trying to keep the momentum going.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Trace Florio, Senior left-handed pitcher<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’re playing our best baseball right now. The goal is just to keep that going.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Trace Florio, Senior left-handed pitcher<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next<\/p>\n

The Leopards will look to extend their winning streak this weekend, taking on Bucknell University (8-1 Patriot League, 15-11 overall) in a three-game homestand.<\/p>\n

The takeaway<\/p>\n

After a rough start to the season, the Lafayette College baseball team has shown remarkable resilience and teamwork to turn things around with a five-game win streak. Their ability to overcome early deficits and get contributions from across the roster has them back in the Patriot League playoff hunt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a The Lafayette baseball team’s recent five-game win streak has them…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":184280,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[75,84,83,9,24,63],"class_list":{"0":"post-184279","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manhattan","8":"tag-manhattan","9":"tag-manhattan-headlines","10":"tag-manhattan-news","11":"tag-new-york","12":"tag-new-york-city","13":"tag-nyc"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184279","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=184279"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184279\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/184280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=184279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=184279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=184279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}